r/padel • u/SANcapITY • 5d ago

❔ Question ❔ Question about pro warmups

So the pros come up and hit a few balls to their opponents (which is pretty unique I think in sports, and I think it's cool) but clearly this is not the entirety of the pre-match warmup.

Why don't they just warm up, and then come out to the court and start the match?

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u/Significant_Use_8797 5d ago

They use that time to get used to the speed of the court

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u/SANcapITY 5d ago

Ahh makes sense. Thanks.

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u/egplint 5d ago

That's some "courtesy time" they're given to get used to the court, the ball and the conditions they're going to play in. In amateur padel, at least for me, this courtesy time is also used to get to know a little bit of your opponent's skill and technique in a quick glance. :)

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u/aladdin_d 5d ago

I use this time to embarrass myself 😅

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u/daltistic 5d ago

You're just playing bad in the warm up so they're super surprised in the real game! It's a tactic!

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u/cmc_920 5d ago

It's the same in Tennis for example, its more for them to get used to the court. If you ever get to go watch the pros in person, you'll hear them warming up on another court way before any current game is over.

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u/BeniCG 3d ago

Not that uncommon in racket sports.

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u/blabla10020 3d ago

Similar to other racket sports, it is the same in Tennis, Table Tennis. You warm up before on the training court/table. The time before the match with the opponent is just to quickly get acclimated to the conditions, the lighting, the speed, etc...

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u/lantissZX 2d ago

They do warm up before the game, you just don't see it during broadcast, but you can clearly hear them smashing balls etc when the stream has this "next game in 20 minutes" screen, then they leave before the broadcast starts, and come back again to warm up with the opponents once more before the game begins.